Record Breaking

Records and Recipes in Your Mailbox

We just wanted to remind you that it exists. And also to look out for a package.

No, it’s not a check from Publishers Clearing House.

Introducing the Pairings Box, a date starter kit stacked with the gifts of music and food (sort of), taking reservations for month-to-month subscriptions now.

Think of this thing as a care package from that special someone, if that special someone had a great collection of limited-edition vinyl and knew how to make a mean chicken Kiev.

When you tear open the packaging, you’ll find the essential ingredients for the cook-at-home third date you’re currently in the early stages of planning. A digital mixtape (retro speak for “playlist”), food recipes, a few hard-to-find ingredients (like rare Siberian sea salt), cocktail recipes and limited-edition vinyl from a random new band—all built around a theme, like Russian beach party or an evening in Portofino.

Since these guys are signing up-and-coming bands like STS and Soft Power—and just beginning to work with the limited number of vinyl-producing plants remaining in this country—you might have to wait a few months for your first package to arrive.

But then they’ll come regularly after that. And don’t be surprised if you also get tickets to the featured band’s next show.